Summit Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN THE ADJACENT ABANDONED MINE.
Boyer: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Summit Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Blonquist William & Richard
MSHA Mine ID: 4201909
MSHA record for Boyer (mine ID 4201909). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- Summit Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Boyer sits in Summit County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Summit County, Utah · Population 42,709
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$137,058
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
Summit Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AT 6:30 AM ON 12-21-87 I.NAME DISCOVERED CAVE AND CALLED IT OUT TO THE MINE SUPERINTENDANT THE CAVE CAME IN RT AT TOP OF 5 FT PINS DURING THE WEEKEND CAUSE OF FALL LOOKS LIKE A MUD SLIP
April 15, 1987
UT · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Summit Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING MINER CABLE WHEN HE RUPTURED A MUSCLE BEHIND HIS RIGHT KNEE.
1986 · 1 incident
Summit Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CAB HIT ROOF PAN & RIPPED CAB OFF. KNOCKING IT AGAINST TOP RIGHT SIDE PF EMPLOYEE'S BODY, HITTING SHOULDER & HAND, CUTTING RIGHT RING FINGER OFF.
1985 · 1 incident
November 15, 1985
UT · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Summit Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
BUILDING FORMS 0OR PORTAL FACE. TIGHTENED COME-ALONG ATTACHED TO CHAIN HOLDING FORM UPRIGHT SLIPPED ON METAL PORTAL & STRUCK RT KNEE ON METAL PORTAL.